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Welcome to El Centro

One college...three campuses

El Centro has grown from just one campus to now three campuses- El Centro Downtown Campus, Bill J. Priest Campus and West Dallas Campus. Two additional buildings are now part of the Downtown Campus – The R building which once was home to DCCCD district offices and the Paramount building where El Centro’s Center for Allied Health and Nursing is located. The Paramount building is located in the West End. Learn more »

College Highlights

El Centro and DISD Sign Agreement to Share Resources

El Centro College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Center and Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) have signed an agreement to work together to foster students in STEM engagement. The partnership also aims to assist students in the pursuit of STEM degrees through interactive learning activities, workshops, and outreach events.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with the Dallas ISD in a capacity to reach young minds and provide opportunities to further expose STEM related educational and career pathways,” said Dr. Bryan Reece, El Centro’s STEM Project Director.

Faced with a critical need for more engineers in Texas, colleges and universities are looking for innovative ways to attract students to that field. Texas A&M University and El Centro College have launched an innovative program to do just that: attract students to the field of engineering; enable them to spend the first two years of study at a community college; co-enroll those students in the Texas A&M Dwight Look College of Engineering; and build a career that supports STEM initiatives and economic development.

The Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy, funded by a $5 million grant from Chevron, will be offered at El Centro as well as the Spring Branch campus of Houston Community College, Texas Southmost College in Brownsville and Alamo Colleges in San Antonio. The academy will open in fall 2016, and participating students can co-enroll in one of 16 majors in engineering through the Texas A&M Dwight Look College of Engineering.

New Student Orientation for Summer and Fall Students

We are excited to welcome new students to El Centro College!

New students must attend New Student Orientation to register for courses. If you have not already had an appointment with your Academic Advisor, please contact the office at 214-860-2448. To sign-up for New Student Orientation, visit our webpage.

Adjunct Faculty Orientation

Please join us return week as we provide all Adjunct Instructors with the latest information about the Evening and Weekend Office. The orientation will be at 3:00 PM Thursday August 27th and 10:00 AM Saturday August 29th, on the 2nd floor of the R Building. Refreshments and door prizes will be provided.